Coming out as an atheist is a powerful, liberating act. It makes life better for you, for other atheists, and for the world. But telling people you're an atheist can be risky. What are the best ways to do it? And how can we help each other take this step? In this compassionate, friendly, down-to-earth how-to guide, popular author of Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless and blogger Greta Christina, offers concrete strategies and guiding philosophies for coming out as an atheist.

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely Perfect

By
NateHevens
on
06-19-14

The Way of the Heathen

Practicing Atheism in Everyday Life

By:
Greta Christina

Narrated by:
Greta Christina

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
27

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
26

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
25

So you're an atheist. Now what? The way we deal with life - with love and sex, pleasure and death, reality and making stuff up - can change dramatically when we stop believing in gods, souls, and afterlives. When we leave religion - or if we never had it in the first place - where do we go? With her unique blend of compassion and humor, thoughtfulness and snark, Greta Christina most emphatically does not propose a single path to a good atheist life. She offers questions to think about, ideas that may be useful, and encouragement to choose your own way.

5 out of 5 stars

Navigating the world outside of church

By
Scott Bresinger
on
01-21-17

A Manual for Creating Atheists

By:
Peter Boghossian

Narrated by:
Peter Boghossian

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
610

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
557

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
554

For thousands of years, the faithful have honed proselytizing strategies and talked people into believing the truth of one holy book or another. Indeed, the faithful often view converting others as an obligation of their faith - and are trained from an early age to spread their unique brand of religion. The result is a world broken in large part by unquestioned faith. As an urgently needed counter to this tried-and-true tradition of religious evangelism, this audiobook offers the first-ever guide not for talking people into faith - but for talking them out of it.

5 out of 5 stars

The first atheist missionary

By
Paul
on
03-18-14

Jesus: Mything in Action, Vol. I

The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion, Book 2

By:
David Fitzgerald

Narrated by:
David Fitzgerald,
David Smalley

Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
103

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
89

Story

5 out of 5 stars
89

David Fitzgerald's award-winning 2010 book,
Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At All, pointed out the top 10 fatal flaws of Christianity's origin story. Now,
Jesus: Mything in Action presents the most compelling new findings in Jesus myth theory, critically examines its controversial reception by biblical scholars and the extent and reliability of our sources for Jesus, and reveals the surprising history behind Jesus' evolution.

5 out of 5 stars

Fascinating deep dive

By
Rob
on
06-15-17

The God Virus

How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture

By:
Darrel Ray

Narrated by:
Darrel Ray

Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
262

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
236

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
236

For thousands of years, religion has woven its way through societies and people as if it were part and parcel to that society or person. In large measure it was left unexplained and unchallenged, it simply existed. Those who attempted to challenge and expose religion were often persecuted, excommunicated, shunned, or even executed. It could be fatal to explain that which the church, priest, or imam said was unexplainable. Before the germ, viral, and parasite theory of disease, physicians had no tools to understand disease and its propagation.

4 out of 5 stars

A non-theist handbook

By
Gary
on
09-08-13

God

The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction

By:
Dan Barker

Narrated by:
Dan Barker,
Richard Dawkins,
Buzz Kemper

Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
264

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
242

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
240

Originally conceived as a joint presentation between influential thinker and best-selling author Richard Dawkins and former evangelical preacher Dan Barker, this unique book provides an investigation into what may be the most unpleasant character in all fiction. Barker combs through both the Old and New Testaments (as well as 13 different editions of the "Good Book"), presenting powerful evidence for why Scripture shouldn't govern our everyday lives.

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing.

By
Kristin
on
08-02-16

Coming Out Atheist

How to Do It, How to Help Each Other, and Why

By:
Greta Christina

Narrated by:
Greta Christina

Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
94

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
84

Story

4 out of 5 stars
85

Coming out as an atheist is a powerful, liberating act. It makes life better for you, for other atheists, and for the world. But telling people you're an atheist can be risky. What are the best ways to do it? And how can we help each other take this step? In this compassionate, friendly, down-to-earth how-to guide, popular author of Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless and blogger Greta Christina, offers concrete strategies and guiding philosophies for coming out as an atheist.

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely Perfect

By
NateHevens
on
06-19-14

The Way of the Heathen

Practicing Atheism in Everyday Life

By:
Greta Christina

Narrated by:
Greta Christina

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
27

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
26

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
25

So you're an atheist. Now what? The way we deal with life - with love and sex, pleasure and death, reality and making stuff up - can change dramatically when we stop believing in gods, souls, and afterlives. When we leave religion - or if we never had it in the first place - where do we go? With her unique blend of compassion and humor, thoughtfulness and snark, Greta Christina most emphatically does not propose a single path to a good atheist life. She offers questions to think about, ideas that may be useful, and encouragement to choose your own way.

5 out of 5 stars

Navigating the world outside of church

By
Scott Bresinger
on
01-21-17

A Manual for Creating Atheists

By:
Peter Boghossian

Narrated by:
Peter Boghossian

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
610

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
557

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
554

For thousands of years, the faithful have honed proselytizing strategies and talked people into believing the truth of one holy book or another. Indeed, the faithful often view converting others as an obligation of their faith - and are trained from an early age to spread their unique brand of religion. The result is a world broken in large part by unquestioned faith. As an urgently needed counter to this tried-and-true tradition of religious evangelism, this audiobook offers the first-ever guide not for talking people into faith - but for talking them out of it.

5 out of 5 stars

The first atheist missionary

By
Paul
on
03-18-14

Jesus: Mything in Action, Vol. I

The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion, Book 2

By:
David Fitzgerald

Narrated by:
David Fitzgerald,
David Smalley

Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
103

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
89

Story

5 out of 5 stars
89

David Fitzgerald's award-winning 2010 book,
Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At All, pointed out the top 10 fatal flaws of Christianity's origin story. Now,
Jesus: Mything in Action presents the most compelling new findings in Jesus myth theory, critically examines its controversial reception by biblical scholars and the extent and reliability of our sources for Jesus, and reveals the surprising history behind Jesus' evolution.

5 out of 5 stars

Fascinating deep dive

By
Rob
on
06-15-17

The God Virus

How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture

By:
Darrel Ray

Narrated by:
Darrel Ray

Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
262

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
236

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
236

For thousands of years, religion has woven its way through societies and people as if it were part and parcel to that society or person. In large measure it was left unexplained and unchallenged, it simply existed. Those who attempted to challenge and expose religion were often persecuted, excommunicated, shunned, or even executed. It could be fatal to explain that which the church, priest, or imam said was unexplainable. Before the germ, viral, and parasite theory of disease, physicians had no tools to understand disease and its propagation.

4 out of 5 stars

A non-theist handbook

By
Gary
on
09-08-13

God

The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction

By:
Dan Barker

Narrated by:
Dan Barker,
Richard Dawkins,
Buzz Kemper

Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
264

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
242

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
240

Originally conceived as a joint presentation between influential thinker and best-selling author Richard Dawkins and former evangelical preacher Dan Barker, this unique book provides an investigation into what may be the most unpleasant character in all fiction. Barker combs through both the Old and New Testaments (as well as 13 different editions of the "Good Book"), presenting powerful evidence for why Scripture shouldn't govern our everyday lives.

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing.

By
Kristin
on
08-02-16

Heavens on Earth

The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia

By:
Dr. Michael Shermer

Narrated by:
Dr. Michael Shermer,
David Smalley

Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
64

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
55

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
55

In his most ambitious work yet, Shermer sets out to discover what drives humans' belief in life after death, focusing on recent scientific attempts to achieve immortality by radical life extentionists, extropians, transhumanists, cryonicists, and mind uploaders, along with utopians who have attempted to create heaven on earth.

5 out of 5 stars

Heaven is Here

By
Fernando Enrique Plata
on
03-06-18

Fighting God

An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious World

By:
David Silverman

Narrated by:
David Silverman,
Cara Santa Maria

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
594

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
553

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
546

Fighting God is a firebrand manifesto from one of the most recognizable faces of atheism. In his audiobook, Silverman - a walking, talking atheist billboard known for his appearances on Fox News - discusses the effectiveness, ethics, and impact of the in-your-face-atheist who refuses to be silent. Silverman argues that religion is more than just wrong: it is malevolent and does not deserve our respect. It is our duty to be outspoken and do what we can to bring religion down.

4 out of 5 stars

He is not shy

By
S. Nielsen
on
06-21-16

Nailed

Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All

By:
David Fitzgerald

Narrated by:
David Fitzgerald

Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
666

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
616

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
614

Nailed sheds light on ten beloved Christian myths, and, with evidence gathered from historians across the theological spectrum, shows how they point to a Jesus Christ created solely through allegorical alchemy of hope and imagination; a messiah transformed from a purely literary, theological construct into the familiar figure of Jesus - in short, a purely mythic Christ.

5 out of 5 stars

Great primer for the Christ-Myth theory

By
Jst
on
08-25-15

Witch: A Tale of Terror

By:
Charles MacKay,
Sam Harris - introduction

Narrated by:
Sam Harris

Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
601

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
565

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
559

For centuries in Europe, innocent men and women were murdered for the imaginary crime of witchcraft. This was a mass delusion and moral panic, driven by pious superstition and a deadly commitment to religious conformity. In
Witch: A Tale of Terror, best-selling author Sam Harris introduces and reads from Charles Mackay's beloved book,
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.

4 out of 5 stars

more Sam, please

By
aspidistra
on
02-25-17

Godless

How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists

By:
Dan Barker,
Richard Dawkins - foreword

Narrated by:
Richard Dawkins,
Dan Barker

Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
383

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
354

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
353

Part 1 of
Godless, "Rejecting God", tells the story of how I moved from devout preacher to atheist and beyond. Part 2, "Why I Am an Atheist", presents my philosophical reasons for unbelief. Part 3, "What's Wrong with Christianity", critiques the bible (its reliability as well as its morality) and the historical evidence for Jesus. Part 4, "Life Is Good!", comes back to my personal story, taking a case to the United States Supreme Court, dealing with personal trauma, and experiencing the excitement of Adventures in Atheism.

5 out of 5 stars

It's Never Too Late To Embrace Reason

By
B. Bobberstein
on
03-02-16

Deconverted

A Journey from Religion to Reason

By:
Seth Andrews

Narrated by:
Seth Andrews

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
728

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
664

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
659

Assertions like these seem comical until you realize that many Christian parents aren't kidding when they teach them to their children as facts. Every day, impressionable young minds are conditioned to blindly accept wild biblical tales of floating zoos, talking shrubbery, 900-year-old humans, the undead, curses, levitation, demon/human hybrids and men who obtain super-human strength from the length of their hair. Allegiance to these teachings is expected, often demanded.

4 out of 5 stars

A very good primer from one who knows the game.

By
Mark
on
02-19-13

God Is Not Great

How Religion Poisons Everything

By:
Christopher Hitchens

Narrated by:
Christopher Hitchens

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,880

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,251

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,191

In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's
Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris' recent best-seller,
The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos.

5 out of 5 stars

...Though Hitchens Is!

By
Ben Capozzi
on
11-13-11

Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism

By:
Aron Ra

Narrated by:
Aron Ra

Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
438

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
408

Story

5 out of 5 stars
402

Religious fundamentalists and biblical literalists present any number of arguments that attempt to disprove evolution. Those with a sympathetic ear often fail to critically examine these creationist claims, leading to an ill-informed public and, perhaps more troubling, ill-advised public policy. As Aron Ra makes clear, however, every single argument deployed by creationists in their attacks on evolution is founded on fundamental scientific, religious, and historical falsehoods - all of them.

5 out of 5 stars

A fantastic listen!

By
Ms. Gray
on
11-06-16

On the Historicity of Jesus

Why We Might Have Reason for Doubt

By:
Richard Carrier

Narrated by:
Richard Carrier

Length: 28 hrs and 7 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
441

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
406

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
403

The assumption that Jesus existed as a historical person has occasionally been questioned in the course of the last hundred years or so, but any doubts that have been raised have usually been put to rest in favor of imagining a blend of the historical, the mythical, and the theological in the surviving records of Jesus. Historian and philosopher Richard Carrier reexamines the whole question and finds compelling reasons to suspect the more daring assumption is correct.

4 out of 5 stars

Academia alert

By
Mark
on
06-26-15

The Case Against the Case for Christ

A New Testament Scholar Refutes the Reverend Lee Strobel

By:
Robert M. Price

Narrated by:
Robert M. Price

Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
188

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
173

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
172

Leading New Testament scholar Robert M. Price has taken umbrage at the cavalier manner in which Rev. Lee Strobel has misrepresented the field of Bible scholarship in his book
The Case for Christ. Price exposes and refutes Strobel's arguments chapter-by-chapter. In doing so, he has occasion to wipe out the entire field of Christian apologetics as summarized by Strobel. This book is a must-read for anyone bewildered by the various books published by Rev. Strobel.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Book - For an In-depth Analysis

By
L. Powell
on
04-26-16

Why There Is No God

Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God

By:
Armin Navabi

Narrated by:
Dave Richards

Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
639

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
587

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
580

Why There Is No God provides simple, easy-to-understand counterpoints to the most popular arguments made for the existence of God. Each chapter presents a concise explanation of the argument, followed by a response illustrating the problems and fallacies inherent in it. Whether you're an atheist, a believer, or undecided, this book offers a solid foundation for building your own inquiry about the concept of God.

4 out of 5 stars

An excellent overview of atheism.

By
Jeffrey Schwartz
on
01-19-15

Holy Sh!t - The Insanity of Blind Faith: Volume One, Christianity

By:
Casper Rigsby

Narrated by:
Paul Sating

Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
111

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
98

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
97

In this book, Casper Rigsby addresses the doctrine of Christianity known as the Bible, and dives head long into the insanity within that text. The book will introduce the non-Christian to some of the most irrational and illogical ideas within the Christian doctrine and will remind the progressive or moderate Christian of just how insane the Bible is.

5 out of 5 stars

Couldn't stop...

By
C. Lohman
on
11-29-16

Publisher's Summary

Why are atheists angry? Is it because they're selfish, joyless, lacking in meaning, and alienated from God? Or is it because they have legitimate reasons to be angry - and are ready to do something about it? Armed with passionate outrage, absurdist humor, and calm intelligence, popular blogger Greta Christina makes a powerful case for outspoken atheist activism, and explains the empathy and justice that drive it. This accessible, personal, down-to-earth book speaks not only to atheists, but also to believers who want to understand the so-called new atheism.

Why Are You Atheists So Angry? drops a bombshell on the destructive force of religious faith - and gives a voice to millions of angry atheists.

Critic Reviews

"I found this book informative and enraging! Leave it to Greta to inform and elucidate like no other. I highly recommend this book to everyone, everywhere. And I hope never to get Greta angry at me. :)" (David Silverman, President, American Atheists)

"Greta Christina’s analysis of religion is acute and witty, and at the same time fair and compassionate. And I'm jealous: I sure wish I could write as well as she does." (Alan Sokal, Professor of Physics, New York University)

LOVE THIS!

If you could sum up Why Are You Atheists So Angry? in three words, what would they be?

Honest, Surprising, Insightful, Revelation

What did you like best about this story?

It kept me thinking through the whole book.

What about Greta Christina’s performance did you like?

I'm glad she read her own audio book. I like hearing it in the author's own voice and inflection.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I know this sounds trite but the whole book moved me. I have been the black sheep of my family all of my life. At times I felt guilty for being godless. My mother used to say "you are an athiest" but meant it in a bad way. The book made me finally, at 49, feel comfortable with my thoughts and being godless.

I didn't need to listen to this book

Where does Why Are You Atheists So Angry? rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

While I find the subject of religion very interesting, I live in one of those Scandinavian countries Greta mentions in her book as being secular, where religion governs less and less of our daily life.

Therefore, much of the angriness Greta speaks about doesn't really apply to someone from Scandinavia. Most of the US-related issues, such as being prevented from certain positions, political engagements, career-paths etc., don’t apply for me. Our laws and customs are changing, and religious views no longer play a part in law making. I can happily claim to be an atheist with no risk or retaliation. Religion is losing foothold every day.

In fact, I even refuse to call myself an atheist. I see absolutely no reason to label myself according to a concept I do not acknowledge. To me, it's makes as much sense as if I must label myself as a "hexagonal", because humanity suddenly introduces a concept where we all must be labeled according to the shapes of geometrical figures.

No one flinches or questions your moral upbringing if you claim to be an atheist in this country. There are very few positions, jobs or career-paths being denied me because of my lack of religious view. I didn't need to read this book. I could have said almost everything Greta said, but less elegant. Most of the 99 reasons Greta lists also makes me appalled and frustrated, but I already know what frustrates me about religion. And most people agree with me in this country.

The book does serve as a reminder though, that we must not ever relax our stand. We must constantly be on alert. The world is changing, and suddenly we might again find ourselves in a time where religion gains ground, even in Scandinavia. Just as I write this, a woman from my country is sentenced to 16 month of prison in Dubai for having sex outside of marriage while on a business trip. She was raped at the hotel, and upon going to the Dubai police to file a report, she was arrested. I see no international media jumping onto this story; it is not mentioned on CNN or BBC. I see no politicians jumping on their private jets with the purpose of defending basic human rights. It’s my reason number 100. This woman did not drive too fast. She did not try to smuggle narcotics, she didn’t kill someone, and she didn’t steal anything. She was raped. And for that, she is sentenced to 16 months in prison for violating laws based on religion alone.

Therefore, the audiobook ranks quite high on my list when it comes to importance. For me, it does not bring anything new to the table, and as such, it wasn't a necessary listen for me.

What other book might you compare Why Are You Atheists So Angry? to and why?

I guess Richard Dawkins comes to mind, although Greta focuses less on religion itself, but rather provides daily examples of religious encounters and how to debate and argue.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I think it's better to consume this book in batches. Some chapters and paragraphs leaves the listener to think a bit, review and ponder on the practical implications and how this applies to his or her daily life. By listening to the book in one go, parts of the self-insight and debating tips might be lost.

Not An Angry Book, but an Honest One

I wish everyone, atheist or non, would listen to at least the 3rd and 4th chapters of this book. We're all aware of the reasons why anger is sometimes an appropriate reaction to organized religion, but the book, to me, was not primarily about that. It's about reason and justice and whether or not human beings are really willing to offer more than lip service to these ideals which we claim to revere.

I would argue that those who consider themselves religious will not be particularly offended by this book, despite its "angry" title. You don't have to agree with Greta Christina to gain something from listening and to realize (and hopefully admit) that she makes some valid points here.

The author reads her book well and with conviction and humor - happily, not with anger. It's bound to make the listener look at religion in new ways.

Less Angry Now

Having had the benefit of listening to Greta Christina's thesis, I am more athiest and less angry than I might otherwise have been had I continued to avoid the debate. She makes a strong argument for taking the fight to the barricades of religion, orthodox and unorthodox alike. I'm not sure I'm up for the fight on the front line (in fact I'm sure that I am not), but I won't be slinking off (as I did) to buy the next round if the fight comes to me!The arguments are of course made to the converted, so they go down easily with me, but they are worth hearing in this considered way, in one collective mass. There's no new argument, but there is no new argument to refute, either.The author's reading is an important part of her message. She happens to sound like a friend and colleague of mine, so it was like having a discussion with her and so, so easy to listen to. I agree that there are many more than 99 ways to piss-off the godless, but this book is not one of them. I thoroughly recommend it to athiests, people who say they are agnostic (as I did many years ago when I was unsatisfied by the religion that I was being taught in Secondary School), true believers and believers, perhaps not alike, but just the same. You may not like what she says, but if you're honest about it, you'll admit that she has a fine way of saying it.

Try it - Regardless of your theistic stand

This book raised many critical questions that both theist and atheist should listen too. Whilst being more prescriptive on the atheist side (understandable given the title and intent), this book also has a elements of science which is neutral. The narrator / author sometimes maximises intonation it almost feels like a conversation (one sided of course - given it s an audio-book).

I am an atheist and I am pissed off!

Until Richard Dawkins came along and so elegantly skewered religion with his razor sharp intellect, I did not self-identify as an atheist but as just another former catholic. And then I was hit by the triple whammy in quick succession: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late and truly lamented Christopher Hitchens. I have never looked back. Yet, as good as their arguments are, they did not prepare me for the barrage of vitriol that most atheists face when they come out. And that, in a nutshell, is what Greta Christina's book is all about. Religions, she argues, exist on the continuum between good and evil. Some religions may be less evil than others right now, but the trend over time for all religions is toward evil. A few religions are explicitly evil, but the majority that are not lend credibility to those that are and thus they aid and abet evil.

Dawkins et al provide the intellectual arguments against belief in the supernatural, but Greta provides nuts and bolts arguments that I can put in my back pocket for the next time someone tells me that I'm no different from the believers . She is angry, it is true, but her arguments are reasoned, not shrill, and her anger fuels the impulse to try to make things better. I am angry right along with her because, for example, I loved the Boy Scouts but can no longer suppress my revulsion. Hitchens liked to say that religion as a way of understanding the universe belongs to the childhood of our species. This book is a step along the way toward leaving our imaginary friends behind, growing up, and taking responsibility for ourselves in the one and only life we get.

A nice compilation of reasons to dislike religion

Where does Why Are You Atheists So Angry? rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Perhaps not destined to receive any literary prizes, but a fun read for atheists. Considering the number of books that I wasn't able to finish, or had to struggle to finish, I would have to rate this book in about the 80th percentile.

What did you like best about this story?

The fact that it listed all of the diverse reasons that religion has been a bad influence in human society as well as being unsupportable as being true.

What about Greta Christina’s performance did you like?

She managed not to make it sound like a rant. Her diction was clear and appropriately paced, with just enough emotion to emphasize her points.

If you could give Why Are You Atheists So Angry? a new subtitle, what would it be?

Finally, an objective discussion of religion!

Any additional comments?

Most of the arguments and facts that she presented were already known to me, but she put them all together into a clear and compelling book.

Forgettable book, even though I agree with everyth

This book begins with a collection of 100 reasons why religion, generally speaking, stinks. Almost all reasons given fall into one of the three following categories: 1) Religious people behaving badly (ex systematic child molesting) 2) Religious people receiving special treatment (ex people excused because they've dice something for religious reasons and 3) non religious people being discriminated against (ex can't get elected president). These 100 reasons are presented in a rather haphazard unstructured way. Moreover, because 100 reasons are presented in a short amount of space, don’t expect any depth of analysis. Most reasons are just 1-4 sentences. To take a few examples:

Atheists are angry because…- 53 percent of Americans don’t want an atheist president- Because the catholic church protected child rapists from being prosecuted- 9/11- 40% of Utah homeless people are outcast gays- That polite atheists are deemed intolerant - Writing about your atheist opinion can [in some countries] result in death

To be fair to G.Christina, she does acknowledge that her list is unstructured and that there is a lot more to all of the arguments. The list I suppose could be seen more as a starting point for further discussions. It also provides many reminders for atheist readers such as myself about all the things that are wrong with religion.

Beyond the list, the book provides answers to some frequently asked questions that are typically directed at atheists, such as “isn’t atheism just another religion?”, or “why do you not make a clear distinction between moderate religious practitioners and fundamentalists?”. As such this book can provide interested readers with a somewhat shallow overview explaining why atheists don't like religion. However, compared to The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (which is probably trumped by other books), this is an inferior book in almost every respect. The God Delusion does everything that this book does, only better, and it is also more well written. The one advantage that this book have is that it is shorter. So, if you have a tight schedule this book might be an alternative. However, even in the short introduction to atheism category, a better alternative is Sam Harris book, letter to a christian nation which drives home the same points in a more powerful and coherent way.

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Where does Why Are You Atheists So Angry? rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I'm new to audiobooks, so the fact that it ranks in my top ten is meaningless, but I would listen to this title again.

What did you like best about this story?

I thought the arguments were laid out well and I liked the author's conversational tone (and performance), the lightness of the humor and that the message was delivered, but not in such a way that it seemed like a lecture.

What does Greta Christina bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I really appreciated her "vocal performance." She wrote the book in her first person voice and it seemed so natural and clear to hear her read her words in a conversational tone. It was like having coffee with her. I would love to have coffee with her because of this reading.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. This is book was short and intruiging to me. While I was unable to listen to the whole thing in one sitting, it might get a repeat play in one sitting in the near future.

Englightening. Excellent.

Usually I hate books where the author chooses to be narrator, rather than hiring a professional narrator. But in this instance, the author narrates well; probably because she is also a public speaker.

The book sets forth a persuasive case for atheism by using logic and reason and does so without being inflammatory or contentious. It is a book that teaches.

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12-02-13

Thought-provoking

If you could sum up Why Are You Atheists So Angry? in three words, what would they be?

Thought-provoking, compassionate and true.

What did you like best about this story?

Well, considering that this isn't so much a story as it is a book full of reasons to be angry at religion, it's hard to answer that. Atheists, especially the "angry" ones, are often accused of being heartless and mean, but Greta Christinas compassion and love for other humans is so obvious. The anger stems from love, not from hate - and the unwillingness to sit around and watch how religion repeatedly cause harm to people all over the world.

I can completely relate to her feelings, so obviously this book speaks to me.

Have you listened to any of Greta Christina’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No, I don't think there are any others.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Repeatedly made me angry and sad. I was already familiar with a lot of the reasons she lists, but listening to a full list of the negative impact religion has on so many people's lives is heartbreaking.

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Sam Roebuck

02-24-13

Opened my eyes

As an atheist in the UK, where it's pretty much the norm now, it opened my eyes to how far behind us the US is.

I fear for the future of that great country if they continue to alienate rational thinkers, the scientific community, and so on. We've seen the outcomes for countries who let religion colour their thinking and politics, and it is always disastrous for its citizens.

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Colin

05-09-15

A Gem

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I've read a lot of books by the famous atheist writers and they all have something to offer but this little book packs a real punch. It describes, with laser like precision, a compassionate and enlightened humanist world view and why the, at best muddle headed and at worst downright sociopathic, influence of religion drives us godless up the wall. It also takes no prisoners when it comes to believers who fancy themselves as "progressive" or "just spiritual". Funny, refreshing and highly recommended.